Truck



July 11, 1939. R CARLSON 2,165,452

' I TRUCK Filed Feb. 3 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR July, 1939.

P. cARLsoN muck Filed Feb. 3, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 -|N ENTOR ATTORNEYPatented July 11,

UNITED STATESQBATENT oFF ce politan Body Company. Bridgeport, Conn, a

corporation of Connecticut '2 Claims.

' rebuilt to the end that for the carrying oflight' weight but bulkyloads the capacityof such trucks is doubled. Other advantages of thepresent improvement reside in the fact that with a truclr constructed ashereinafter disclosed the drivers visibility is'greatly increased, theease or convenience with which he may enter and leave the truck isincreased and the space for the additional pay load is obtained withoutincreasing the overall length or width of the truck.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof thefollowing de- 20 tailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings wherein a satisfactory j embodiment of theinvention is shown. However, it is to be understood that the inventionis not limited to the details disclosed but includes all such variationsand modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and thescope of the appended claims.

In the drawings- Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through a truckconstructed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the truck just forwardlyof the drivers seat;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailsectional view through a portion of the roofpanel; Fig. 4 is a side elevational view on an enlarged scale andshowing the rearrangement of the operating mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the parts of Fig. 4;

hicle includes the frame members l0; shown as comprising channel bars,and also includesthe usual spring means 9 and the ground engaging wheels8. The usualbody and engine hood are '50 .omitted and according to theinvention certain Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken sub-Referring in detail to the drawings the ve-- :of the controls, as thefoot brake --pedal,. the: clutch operating-pedal and the steeringmechanism are moved forward and a body of new construction ismounted onthe chassis. In this 5 way the carrying capacity of the truck is great-'Application February 3, 1937, Serial No. 123,771

ly increased in so far as the carrying of light weight but bulky loadsis concerned. I

The forward end of the body II encloses the engine and the latter isconcealed and insulated, both as to heat and sound, fromthe interior of5 the body. The engine concealing and insulating means includes ahousing l2. Within the body and slightly to one side ofv and rearwardlyof the housing I2 is the drivers seat 13 equipped with a back 14 'of awidth slightly greater than 10 that of the seat. It will be clear thatwith this arrangement the seat has been moved forward from its usualposition thus increasing the space in therear of the seat withoutincreasing the overall length of the truck. In thenew structure slidingdoors iii are provided at each side of the vehicle opposite seat IS./The entrance steps ii at the sides of the vehicle are mounted onbrackets I64: and are within the body II as best shown in Fig. 2 so thatas the driver mounts a step he is within the body and does not have. toduck his head as heretofore when entering the same. In addition to thebringing of the stepsinto the vehiclej one of the changes in theconstruction resides in'increasingthe height'of the body ll. That is thetop of such body is a greater distance from the vehicle floor I! thanhas heretofore been the case. Therefore the driver may enter the vehiclewithout stooping or ducking his.

head. A sliding door l8 gives access to the compartment in back of thedriver's seat and may be slid to and from a position at the rear of thepanel IS.

The top of the vehicle body ll comprises a panel 20 serving to excludethe elements and alsoto reflect the rays of the 'sunand thereby preventheating up of the interior of the body. This panel as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 3

polished aluminum cemented or otherwise per-- manently secured to aninner portion 22 of ply wood. The wood 22 stifiens the metal platell andalso acts as a sound deadener. It will be clear that the outer or-uppersurface of the '45 plate 2| beinghighly polished will reflect the raysof thesun and thus prevent heating up of the interior of the truck.

Figs. 4 through 7 illustrate the rearrangement of the brake operatingmeans, the clutch op- 5 erating means and the steering means. All ofthese parts are mounted on one of the frame members Ill. The steeringwheel 23 and its column 24 are moved forwardly as is the usual gearmechanism which is within .a base 25 carried by 55 comprises an upper orouter plate ii of highly 40 v new location of the driver's seat is"parts. 7

a bracket 25a, thelatter being secured on the forward end portion of theframe member II. The crank or lever 26 from the base' 25 now extendsdownwardly being connected at its lower end, in the usual manner, witha' drag or'connecting link 21 which at its rear end is connected with asteering knuckle (not-shown) usually connected with a steering wheel. ofthe vehicle.

The brake and clutch operating pedals 23 and 29 are moved forwardly tobe convenient to the new position of the drivers seat. Pedals 23 and 29'areat the outer side of the frame member In. Pedal 28 (see Figs. 6 and7) is integral with or secured to a sleeve 33 while the pedal 23includes an extension or shaft 3| projecting through and mounted in saidsleeve. The mentioned sleeve extends through the frame member l and ismountedin bearings in a bracket 32 extending through the frame memberand having attaching portions 33 secured to the frame member as byrivets 34. The forward portions of the frame members incline. toward onean-- other as is usual and the bracket 32 has its tu-' Further, inrebuilding the body or rather in bular'portion atan incline to itsattaching portion 33 whereby the sleeve 30 and the shaft 3| extendparallel with the axles of the vehicle.

Attached to the sleeve 30 at the inner side of portion of the shaft 3|.Links or rods 31 and 38 respectively are attached to the upper ends ofand clutch operating means of the vehicle. The gear shift lever 39 isnot disturbed and in the atthe side of such seat. a From the foregoingit will be clear that actruek is moved forward and that the brake.pedal, the clutch pedal and the steering mecha-,

nism'are also moved forwardly. These'latter parts are moved intopositions at the side of the engine. The one piece bearing bracket 32insures alignment'of sleeve 30 and shaft 3! for operation of the clutchand brake means so that there is The steps being within the body' (thelatter being widened) 'and' the top beingf'raised or higher than usualintruek constructions, the

driver may enter by stepping onto either of the steps l6 without duckinghis head. In fact-the distance between the step'and the vehicle top issuch-that a man may stand erect on the steps. The cubic capacity of thetruck in the rear of the driver's seat is doubled without any'increas'ein the overall width or length of the body.

he likelihood of any binding of r of said shafts with included within ttruck construction been outside or waste space e overall width isconverted into useful inside pace. That is, without increasing theoverall width of the vehicle body, the latter is widened to enclosespace formerly at the outside thereof over the running board andfenders. Nowthe body is carried to the width of the fenders, and runningboard so the space includedin the overall width of the truck andformerly wasted is now used. Attention is also called to the fact thatthe new position of the driver's seat places him up close to thewindshield so that the street immediately in front of the vehicle isvisible to him.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

1. In an automobile truck comprising a chassis including side framemembers mounting a body and between their forward portions mounting anengine for propelling the truck together with the usual braking andclutch connections at the rear of the engine, brake and clutch pedalsdisposed at the outer side of one of said frame mem; bers, a tubularshaft connected with said brake pedal and extending through said framemember, a shaft extending through said tubular shaft and connected withsaid clutch pedal, a bracket in- !cluding a plate-like portion secured'to said frame member, a tubular bearing carried by said platethe leversor arms 35 and 36 andserveto transmit motion from the same to the usualbrake like portion and through which said shafts extend, and 'means atthe inner side of said frame tions mounting an engine for propelling thetruck together with the usual brake and clutch connections at the rearof *the engine, brake and clutch pedals disposed at the outer 'side ofone of said frame members, a tubular shaft connected with said brakepedal and extending through said framemember, a shaft extending throughsaid tubular shaft and connected with said clutch pedal, a bearing onsaid frame meinber and through which said shafts extend, said bearingdisposed at anangle to said frame member whereby the shafts are'arranged parallel with the axles, and meansat the inner side of saidframe member and connecting the inner portions the usual brake andclutch connections.

' PHILIP CARISON.

